Number of Britons facing significant internet outages doubles in a year
Two-fifths of UK adults disconnected for three hours or more with one in four left without service for nearly a week
Apple shares fall after China reportedly bans iPhone use by government officials
The move suggests that China, which is one of Apple’s biggest markets, is unwilling to spare any US company in fight to boost homegrown technology
UK owners of smart home devices being asked for swathes of personal data
Which? said firms are gathering far more data than needed for products to function
Google faces multibillion-pound lawsuit from UK consumers
Lawsuit claims search engine stifled competition, contributing to rising cost of living for consumers
Japanese city to use robots to tackle rise in truancy
Schools in Kumamoto have purchased two mechanical assistants to help children regain confidence in dealing with teachers and classmates
UK ministers seek to allay WhatsApp and Signal concerns in encryption row
Government says text scanning under online safety bill would only occur if ‘technically feasible’ after apps threaten to leave country
New York City’s crackdown on Airbnb and short-term rentals goes into effect
New regulations expected to affect tens of thousands of illegal short-term listings
Xanthe Dobbie: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The artist who makes ‘little gay collages’ about the internet shares what makes them laugh online, including Jordan Firstman, Patti Harrison and a Cars conspiracy theory
World Rugby to step up fight against online hate speech and threats
World Cup fans face a ban from domestic matches and reported to police, while social media posts will be tracked for racism and other abuse
From sex life to politics: car driver data grab presents ‘privacy nightmare’, says study
Mozilla Foundation studied 25 car brands and found some collecting data on ‘sexual activity’ and ‘political opinions
EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power
Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps
Virgin Media O2 to snap up Russian oligarch-backed broadband firm
UK government forced sale of ‘alt-net’ broadband provider Upp on national security grounds
Toyota blames factory shutdown in Japan on ‘insufficient disk space’
‘Just in time’ production system minimises costs but technical glitch highlights risks
Yes, it’s OK to laugh at wealthy Burning Man attendees mired in muck
Maybe it feels satisfying to see the US elite in discomfort because we’re so unlikely to see them face accountability in normal life
AFP calls on public to donate childhood photos in bid to combat child abuse with AI
Project with Monash University will use images to train system to recognise pictures of children on dark web